Discussion Questions for Wednesday, September 14
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If you were producing Twilight, how would you stage it? Who would you cast and how? What would the settings, costumes, and scene design look like? Would you use music, and if so, what? What kind of performance space would you choose? Compare your choices to those that Smith has made in performing the play herself, or those she suggests in the introductory materials to our edition of the play.
If you were in a production of Twilight, how would you go about preparing your performance of your assigned role? What kind of research and study -- of historical events, of your character's social class or profession, of Smith's descriptions, of your character's way of speaking -- would you concentrate on to further your understanding of your character? And what techniques would you use to rehearse and then perform your re-enactment of that character's original performance in his or her interview(s) with Smith? Pick and discuss one specific character to illustrate your response.
After reading the questions below and deciding which one(s) you want to respond to (you're expected to respond once every three classes, on average), click on the appropriate thread to write your response as a reply. If you have not yet registered an account with wikispaces and requested to join this site, you will need to do so to post a response (see the How to Wiki page for instructions).